University of Hong Kong Dividend Policy Bank distributed a $6.30 dividend per share in 2008. If you purchased shares in Hang Seng Bank at $87 per share‚ the company’s dividend yield was 7.2% ($6.30/$87) which is much higher than the bank deposit rate. Dividend payout ratio is another important indicator: Dividend payout ratio = Dividend per share ÷ Earnings per share Dividend policy is the policy used by a company to decide how much it will pay out to shareholders in dividends. In your financial
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CHAPTER 17: PAYOUT POLICY Chapter 17 Learning Objectives 1. Describe how dividends are paid out and how corporations decide how much to pay. 2. Explain how stock repurchases are used to distribute cash to investors. 3. Explain why dividend increases and repurchases are good news for investors and why dividend cuts are bad news. 4. Explain why payout policy would not affect shareholder value in perfect and efficient financial markets. 5. Show how market imperfections‚ especially the different
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Chapter 14. Residual Dividends Residual Dividend -2011 Net Income $15.0 Million -2012 Net Income increase by 8% -Capital structure 35% Debt‚ 65% Equity -2011 paid $3.0 million cash dividends -2012 invest a major capital project; capital budget for the project is $12.0 million 1. Cash dividends 2012: 3‚000‚000 x (1+0.08) = 3‚000‚000 x 1.08 = 3‚240‚000 payout in 2012 2. Dividend Payout ratio 2012 (8%):
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CHAPTER 13 DIVIDEND POLICY L E A R N I N G LG1 LG2 LG3 Understand cash dividend payment procedures and the role of dividend reinvestment plans. Describe the residual theory of dividends and the key arguments with regard to dividend irrelevance and relevance. Discuss the key factors involved in formulating a dividend policy. G O A L S LG4 Review and evaluate the three basic types of dividend policies. LG5 Evaluate stock dividends from accounting‚ shareholder
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Coal State‚ aka Kentucky‚ a new way of getting oil has come. Fracking has become more and more popular in the US and in the world. Fracking consists of drilling‚ and cracking into the ground vertically and horizontally. This new method uses water pressure and thousands of chemicals to pump the oil to the surface of the land. As a resident in Kentucky‚ I leave around some empty land out in the country side. Recently‚ I heard about KGA (Kentucky Gas Association) has bought the land around my property
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Case studies in the Oil and Gas industry Piper Alpha Piper Alpha was a North Sea oil production platform operated by Occidental Petroleum (Caledonia) Ltd. The platform began production in 1976‚ first as an oil platform and then later converted to gas production. An explosion and resulting fire destroyed it on July 6‚ 1988‚ killing 167 men‚ with only 59 survivors. The death toll includes 2 crewmen of a rescue vessel. Total insured loss was about £1.7 billion (US$ 3.4 billion). At the time of
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Topic: DIVIDENDS 1. Payments made out of a firm ’s earnings to its owners in the form of cash or stock are called: A) Dividends. B) Distributions. C) Share repurchases. D) Payments-in-kind. E) Stock splits. Answer: A Topic: REGULAR CASH DIVIDENDS 2. A cash payment made by a firm to its owners in the normal course of business is called a: A) Share repurchase. B) Liquidating dividend. C) Regular cash dividend. D) Special dividend. E) Extra cash dividend. Answer:
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NIGERIAN OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY What is the aim of the study? (there should only be 1 Aim) To examine the impact of public policy and government regulation on the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry and suggest proposals for reform. What are the objectives of your study? To evaluate the existing legal and extra-legal measures used in regulating exploration and production of crude oil in Nigeria‚ examining the impact of such statutory provisions like the Land Use Act of 1978 and the Nigerian Oil and
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III. Chapter III – Int’l Convergence of Financial Reporting A. Harmonization of standards (de jure) vs. practice (de facto) B. Arguments FOR harmonization - Comparability is necessary for globalization of capital markets 1. External users a. Easier to evaluate foreign securities for investment or takeover b. Reduce costs of listing on foreign exchanges c. Increases foreign investor confidence 2. Internal users d
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Financial Management Case Study-Payout: Gainesboro I. The goals of Gainesboro i. Corporate Goals Management expected the firm to grow at an average annual compound rate of 15% and reach $2.0 billion in sales and $160 million in net income through 2011. ii. Recent strategy of Gainesboro The company devoted a greater share of its research-and-development budget to CAD/CAM as to reestablish its leadership in the field. The company also underwent two massive restructurings‚ including selling
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